Can't wait to get to Raleigh!
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7/18/2006
I plan on driving from Fairbanks to Raleigh in late September-early October and I'm marking every day on the calendar. I lived in Raleigh in the 1970s and left home and have just been back for visits every once in a while. Now that I am divorced and starting a new life for myself, I can't wait to return and enjoy the varity of shopping and cultural events and the climate. I know I can find a reasonable apartment for $500 (1-bedroom). I am worried about finding a job with benefits as all I'm familiar with is food service but I know there are lots of opportunities. My parents and baby brother have lived there since 1968 and I'm looking forward to being close to them again. I'm leaving my adult children behind but they know Mommy has to look out for herself. There's absolutely nothing in the Fairbanks area to interest me and I know my kids would get out of they had the money and means to do it. Maybe some day they can. All I know is, I'm happier every day just dreaming about a winter with no snow, no cold, no sunrise at 11 a.m. and sunset at 3:00 p.m., no earthquakes, no moose, no ice, no weeks of -35. I'll take 100 degrees any old day! There are no outdoor pools in Alaska (atleast none that I'm aware of). When I think of swimming in a pool I think of echoes because it's all indoors. Can't wait to vegetate around an outdoor pool, eat fresh tomatoes, cukes, corn, peaches, shop in the well-stocked grocery stores. The smile on my face is getting bigger every day! If you want to move to Alaska but want to avoid the severe cold and have access to shopping and cultural things, live in Anchorage or the Matanuska Valley. Alaska is a wonderful place but I'm just tired of it. It's not a place for a middle-aged single woman.
wendy | Deltana, AK